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Ç*LM1:RM79
─OCUMENTATION FOR THE 64 ═ESSENGER ╓4.5
┴╒╘╚╧╥╙: ╩ERRY ┬ALK AND ╩OE ╚ESS
╘HE PURPOSE OF THIS DOCUMENTATION IS TO COVER SOME OF THE BASIC FUNCTIONS
OF THE 64 ═ESSENGER ╓4.5. ╨LEASE NOTE THAT THIS DOCUMENTATION IS NOT MEANT
TO COMPLETELY COVER EVERY FACET OF THE BBS PROGRAM, IT IS MEANT JUST TO GET
YOU STARTED AND TO COVER SOME OF THE MAIN POINTS. ╚ERE WE GO...
╞IRST OF ALL, RUN THE SUPPORT PROGRAM PROVIDED WITH THE BBS AND BUILD YOUR
DATA DISK. ╘HE SUPPORT PROGRAM WILL BUILD ALL DATA FILES NEEDED TO RUN THE
BBS. (╠OAD BOTH THE SUPPORT AND BBS PROGRAMS USING ,8,1).
╙ECONDLY, YOU WILL NEED TO EDIT SOME OF THESE DATA FILES TO SUIT YOUR BBS.
╘HE FILES THAT NEED TO BE EDITED ARE SPECIFIED IN THE SUPPORT PROGRAM.
╫E SUGGEST THAT YOU USE ┼┴╙┘ ╙├╥╔╨╘ OR SOMETHING SIMILAR TO EDIT THESE
SEQUENTIAL FILES.
╬OW SOME THINGS ABOUT THE BBS...
* ╘HE 64 ═ESSENGER RUNS WITH 1650/╫ESTRIDGE COMPATIBLE MODEMS AND 1670
COMPATIBLE MODEMS.
* ╘HE 64 ═ESSENGER WILL UTILIZE BOTH SIDES OF THE DISK ON A 1571 DRIVE
IF YOU DO THE FOLLOWING:
1. ─O A DIRECTORY ON THE DISK IN 128 MODE.
2. ╘YPE IN "╟╧64".
3. ╘HEN LOAD THE PROGRAM.
* ├URRENTLY, THIS PROGRAM UTILIZES THE ╨╒╬╘┼╥ PROTOCOL ╧╬╠┘. ╚OWEVER,
WE DO HAVE PLANS TO RELEASE A VERSION THAT WILL SUPPORT BOTH ╨╒╬╘┼╥
AND ╪═╧─┼═ PROTOCOLS, WITH 300/1200 BAUD AUTODETECT, IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
* ╘O VERIFY THE SETUP OF YOUR BBS, USE LOCAL MODE (╞2). ╠OCAL MODE RUNS
AT 1200 BAUD AND HAS NO EFFECT ON THE MODEM.
* ╘HIS BBS HAS NINE (9) SECURITY LEVELS. ╙ECURITY LEVELS 1 - 8 ARE USER
SECURITY LEVELS. ╙ECURITY LEVEL 9 IS RESERVED FOR SYSOPS.
* ╒PLOADING AND DOWNLOADING ARE EACH INDEPENDENTLY CONTROLLED. ╘HESE
FEATURES ARE ALSO SECURITY LEVEL CONTROLLED FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL USER.
* ╘HE 64 ═ESSENGER ╓4.5 IS CAPABLE OF NINE (9) OPEN MESSAGE BASES AND
NINE (9) HIDDEN MESSAGE BASES. ┼ACH OF THESE MESSAGE BASES IS
CONTROLLED INDEPENDENTLY BY SECURITY LEVEL.
* ┼ACH ITEM ON THE MAIN MENU IS ALSO INDEPENDENTLY CONTROLLED BY
SECURITY LEVEL.
* ╔F THERE IS NO USER ACTIVITY ONLINE FOR MORE THAN TWO (2) MINUTES, THE
SYSTEM WILL AUTOMATICALLY LOG THAT USER OFF. (╙YSOPS HAVE A FIVE (5)
MINUTE LIMIT).
* ╘HE LIBRARY SECTION ALLOWS YOU TO SET UP NINE (9) SEQUENTIAL FILES
TO BE USED FOR BULLETINS, ANNOUNCEMENTS, ETC. ╔MAGE FILES MAY BE
DOWNLOADED FROM THIS SECTION ALSO.
* ╙YSOP FUNCTIONS:
==> ╘O GET TO THE SYSOP MENU, THE USER MUST HAVE A SECURITY LEVEL
OF 9 AND HE/SHE MUST CHOOSE THE LOGOFF OPTION OF THE MAIN MENU.
╘HE SYSTEM WILL THEN GIVE THE SYSOP THE OPTION TO LOGOFF (╟)
OR TO ACCESS THE SYSOP MENU (╙).
==> ╧PTIONS ┴/├/┼/╚/╩/╦ DO NOT REQUIRE THAT THE SYSTEM SECURITY
CODE BE ENTERED.
==> ╧PTIONS ┬/─/╞/╟/╔/╠ ╥┼╤╒╔╥┼ THAT THE SYSTEM SECURITY CODE BE
ENTERED AS THESE OPTIONS CAN BE DAMAGING TO YOUR SYSTEM IF
USED IMPROPERLY.
==> ╙OME OF THESE OPTIONS WILL ASK THE SYSOP TO ENTER A DRIVE
NUMBER (8/9/10/11) IF THE SYSTEM IS A MULTI-DRIVE SETUP.
╔F THE SYSOP ENTERS A DRIVE NUMBER THAT DOES NOT EXIST, IT WILL
CRASH THE SYSTEM. ╙O BE SURE THAT YOUR SYSOPS KNOW YOUR DRIVE
SETUP BEFORE THEY ACCESS ANY OF THESE OPTIONS. (┴S FAR AS WE
KNOW, THIS IS THE ONLY WAY THE SYSTEM CAN BE CRASHED. ╔F YOU
FIND ANY OTHER WAY, PLEASE LET US KNOW.)
==> ╧╬╠┘ THE SYSOP HAS THE ABILITY TO UPLOAD AND DOWNLOAD TO ANY
DRIVE THAT IS ONLINE. ╨╠┼┴╙┼ ╬╧╘┼: ╒SERS CAN DOWNLOAD FROM
─RIVE 9 ╧╬╠┘ ON MULTI-DRIVE SETUPS.
==> ╙YSOPS HAVE NO ONLINE TIME LIMIT AS FAR AS THE SYSTEM IS
CONCERNED, NOR DO THEY HAVE A LIMIT ON THE NUMBER OF CALLS
MADE PER DAY.
==> ╙YSOPS CAN PAGE WHETHER OR NOT THE PAGING OPTION IS SET TO ╧╬
OR ╧╞╞. ╘HIS ALSO HOLDS TRUE WITH THE UPLOADING AND DOWNLOAD-
OPTIONS.
* ╞ILE ┴09 IS YOUR USER'S DOWNLOAD FILE LIST AS THEY CANNOT ACCESS DISK
DIRECTORIES. ╘HIS IS A SEQUENTIAL FILE THAT MUST EDIT.
* ╔F THE MESSAGES BASES ARE SET UP, FOR EXAMPLE, WITH 10 MESSAGES PER
BASE, AND THE 11TH ONE IS ENTERED, THE FIRST MESSAGE DISAPPEARS.
* ╔F THE DISK THAT YOUR ┼-═AIL GOES TO IS FULL, THE SYSTEM WRITES A
MESSAGE TO YOUR FEEDBACK FILE AND DISPLAYS A ─╔╙╦ ┼╥╥╧╥ MESSAGE ON
YOUR CALL-WAITING SCREEN.
* ╘HE SYSTEM AUTOMATICALLY VALIDATES ONLY THE DATA DISK IN ─RIVE 8 AT
MIDNIGHT.
* ╘HE ├OMMODORE AND ╞1 KEYS, WHEN PRESSED AT THE CALL-WAITING SCREEN,
WILL VALID THE DATA DISK IN ─RIVE 8.
* ╘HIS PROGRAM HAS A TERMINAL MODE THAT IS SELF-EXPLANATORY WHEN USED.
╫E REALIZE THAT THIS DOCUMENTATION IS NOT COMPLETE, BUT WE HOPE IT WILL
GET YOU STARTED AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS MOST FREQUENTLY ASKED BY OUR USERS.
╔F YOU FEEL THAT WE ARE LACKING IN ANY AREA, PLEASE LET US KNOW AND WE WILL
TRY TO UPDATE THIS FILE FOR YOU. ┴LSO, IF YOU DOWNLOAD THIS DOCUMENTATION
FILE AND REWRITE ANY OF IT, WE WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF YOU WOULD SEND US A
COPY.
╫E APPRECIATE YOUR INPUT AND ANY DONATIONS THAT YOU MIGHT FEEL THAT WE
DESERVE.
┴LL COMMENTS AND DONATIONS MAY BE SENT TO:
═┼╙╙┼╬╟┼╥ ╙╧╞╘╫┴╥┼
C/O ╩ERRY ┬ALK/╩OE ╚ESS
5930 ╨INE ╓ISTA ╙┼
╦ENTWOOD, ═ICHIGAN 49508
╙╒╨╨╧╥╘ ╠╔╬┼: (616) 455-5446